Posted on 07/11/2017 12:54:31 PM PDT by Mariner
The time has come for a 10% Federal Sales Tax on legal recreational marijuana that would be used to combat gangs and illegal drug running at the borders.
This new sales tax would impact Alaska plus a handful of states, Washington,Oregon, California, Nevada & Colorado that voted for Hillary.
This kind of news is why I’ve given up on all satire (except that from the Babylon Bee): real news is much more deranged/unbelievable/surreal than anything made up.
Maybe they could call in Jaime Brockett to bring 497 and a half feet of rope
Exactly. That is why the liquor industry is dominated by Mexican cartels! .... Oh, no ... wait ... that isn't happening, is it?
If marijuana is legalized, there is no way that Mexican cartels could compete with large American agricultural businesses. What do you imagine would be the cost of growing a pound of marijuana on an industrial scale? How many hoodlums can the profit on such a product support?
It is only the illegality of marijuana that makes it expensive. It is only the expense which supplies profit incentive for corrupt actors.
Those who claim that marijuana may be harmful may well be correct. I am totally unconvinced by arguments that suggest that the legal trade will be dominated by gangsters.
Marijuana isn’t (physically) addictive, and no Freeper has ever told you “marijuana was the perfect substance that has never had a negative effect”. When you engage in ridiculous hyperbole like that, over and over, you lose all credibility.
They may warn people who want a joint that the Fedz still consider it illegal, but I seriously doubt they can't find a way to make sure than nothing other than the occasional token Fed shows up to do anything about it.
You're not so naive as to think that marijuana is not addictive? Addicts go crazy mean when they can't score.
Shows you how long it’s been since I was in a Casino. A situation I have no intention to remedy.
I mean -- Nevada doesn't even have an NFL or NBA team. :-P
Pothead Nation.
The cat was the brains of that outfit.
“Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope” as the old saying goes.
Miss them, and Zap Comix .....
I think that was ‘The Toys’.
Yes. Marley also sang a version, and Afroman had a similar song.
Nevada soon to have many trucks with Mexico plate soon cash flows stoners roll.
Exactly. That is why the liquor industry is dominated by Mexican cartels! .... Oh, no ... wait ... that isn't happening, is it?
If marijuana is legalized, there is no way that Mexican cartels could compete with large American agricultural businesses. What do you imagine would be the cost of growing a pound of marijuana on an industrial scale? How many hoodlums can the profit on such a product support?
It is only the illegality of marijuana that makes it expensive. It is only the expense which supplies profit incentive for corrupt actors.
Those who claim that marijuana may be harmful may well be correct. I am totally unconvinced by arguments that suggest that the legal trade will be dominated by gangsters.
When liquor was illegal - it was the Mafia and gangsters that kept the booze flowing. Same thing with pot. It's the billion dollar cartels that are supplying the demand. You think there are "large American agricultural businesses" that will set up and replace the cartels? How foolish you are. Name one.
Even if one tried - they would quickly be undercut by the illegal drug cartels that are alredy in place who would offer a superior product at less cost. Tax free even.
Fact is - the cartels are like the Mafia during Prohibition. They already have the product, the customers, the supply routes and more. They are just waiting for a complete legalization so they can create US based businesses and import their product legally.
After Prohibition ended, the crooks and hoodlums became legal productive businessme once again. The same thing will happen with the (currently illegal) billion dollar drug cartels operating here in the US.
Nonsense.
Pot is grown LOCALLY. All legal pot is tracked from sprout to retail sale in every state where it is legal.
Any retailer that cannot show the origin of every bud will lose their license and go to jail.
EVERY transaction is recorded and required to be kept for several years.
“every adult is allowed to grow and keep the proceeds from 6 mature plants. But only if they live 50 miles or more from a retail outlet.”
That’s really messed up. States that are allowing cannabis sales, need to allow adults to grow their own up to some limit, not with some 50 mile rule, but perhaps some rules like not immediately next to a school or a similar situation. Placing major restrictions on who cannot grow for personal use is going to create additional problems, primarily around excess taxation and ‘control’ issues around licensing. Of course if the idea is to keep the war on drugs going strong and finding another tax in which to fund government pensions, feed illegals, or pick a racket, then by all means the government shouldn’t allow adults to grow for personal use.
The crooks and hoodlums went back to whatever crimes they could make $ with. Criminals don’t stop being criminals. The cartels will just increase kidnappings and other crimes. But the free easy money would dry up.
That’s why I support drug decriminalization. There would be no profit in peddling drugs. Legalization turns the govt into a pusher.
When I lived in Milwaukee, I knew a bunch of those guys, like Crumb, Brulc, etc.. They were fans of my wacky band Methyl Ethyl and The Ketones. Dennis Brulc painted one of my guitars. Still have it!
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